Monument record 0985400000 - Ivinghoe medieval market and 2 fairs

Summary

Site of Ivinghoe medieval market and 2 fairs

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Type and Period (3)

  • MARKET (14th Century - 1300 AD to 1399 AD)
  • FAIR (14th Century - 1300 AD to 1399 AD)
  • FAIR (13th Century - 1200 AD to 1299 AD)

Description

There is evidence for one medieval market at Ivinghoe. It was granted by charter and was to beheld on a Thursday. The charter was dated 8th August 1318, and was granted by King Edward II to John bishop of Winchester, and was to be held at the manor.
There is evidence for two medieval fairs at Ivinghoe. The first was granted in a letter close in which it was described as 'feria'. It was to be held on the vigil and feast of St Margaret, which fell on the 20th of July, plus three days after. It was granted by King Henry III to the prioress of Ivinghoe, and was to be held at the manor until the king came of age. In March 1227, King Henry III granted the prioress and nuns of st margaret of the wood of Ivinghoe a fair on the vigil, feast and morrow of St margaret. The day of the charter is not given, but it appears to have been granted around 20th March. There is a letter to the sheriff of Buckinghamshire regarding the charter, dated 22nd March 1227. The second market was granted by charter, and was to be held on the vigil, feast and morrow of the Assumption. The charter was dated 8th August 1318, and was granted by King Edward II to John, bishop of Winchester, and was to be held at the manor (B1)

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC23366 Unpublished document: 2002. Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516.

Location

Grid reference SP 94601 16201 (point)
Civil Parish IVINGHOE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Apr 17 2025 10:05AM

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